Tranmere say they are delighted with the early roll-out of a scheme which could see thousands of disadvantaged children from the Wirral watch live football at Prenton Park through this season.

More than 300 season tickets have been purchased from donations made by individual fans, The Tranmere Rovers Official Supporters Club, the Tranmere Rovers Trust and the first team squad.

The #SWA2 initiative has already helped hundreds of local children attend matches at Prenton Park who wouldn’t have otherwise been able to.

The 300- plus season tickets have been distributed by the National League club to more than a dozen different agencies, allowing juniors to attend with their parents or carers.

Rovers say they were delighted with the feedback from one carer, who said: “During the match, when Tranmere scored, the little boy was shaking with excitement, he didn’t know what to do!

“It was beautiful to see his little face so happy. The teenage girl loved it as some of her friends were there and she felt really with it and part of the group.

“All four of the kids loved it and when they woke up the next day asked when they could go again.”

“We used the match as a contact session with the mother and it was a great chance for the family to spend some time together.”

Tranmere chairman Mark Palios said: “This is exactly the reason we promoted the initiative, to give people the chance to come to matches who wouldn’t usually be able to.

“We’ve had fantastic donations from our supporters and players and now we’re carefully making sure the tickets go to the right people. We have had help from a number of organisations, not least Wirral Council and we’re grateful to all those who have assisted us.

“We know it’s important to our fans to see where their money has gone and the impact it has had so we’ll be sharing feedback with them throughout the season.

“Although the allocation of tickets took a few weeks we will be ensuring that the value of a full season ticket will be given by extending them into the first few games of next season.”